Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr.
United States Ambassador to Australia from 2019 to 2021
Arthur Boggess Culvahouse Jr. (born July 4, 1948) is an American attorney and politician. He was the United States Ambassador to Australia from March 13, 2019 to January 19, 2021 under the Trump administration. Before, he was the White House Counsel from 1987 through 1989 during the Ronald Reagan presidency.
Arthur Culvahouse | |
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| United States Ambassador to Australia | |
| In office March 13, 2019 – January 19, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John Berry |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Kennedy |
| White House Counsel | |
| In office March 20, 1987 – January 20, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Peter Wallison |
| Succeeded by | Boyden Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Boggess Culvahouse Jr. July 4, 1948 Ten Mile, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Tennessee (BS) New York University (JD) |
He was an important figure in John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.[1] He helped picked McCain's running mate.
In May 2016, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, chose Culvahouse to head the search for his running mate.[2]
In November 2018, Trump nominated Culvahouse to be the U.S. Ambassador to Australia. He was confirmed by the United States Senate in January 2019.[3]
References
change- ↑ Rushing, J. Taylor (May 23, 2008). "McCain picks former Reagan official to head VP search". The Hill. Archived from the original on May 25, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ Haberman, Maggie; Parker, Ashley (May 19, 2016). "Trump Aide Paul Manafort Promoted to Campaign Chairman and Chief Strategist". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ Incoming US Ambassador to Australia Arthur B. Culvahouse confirmed by Senate
Other websites
change- Culvahouse's profile at the OMM website Archived 2008-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Reagan Archives at University of Texas
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